Kelso Abbey
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Kelso Abbey is a ruined medieval Tironensian monastery in the Scottish Borders, once one of Scotland’s wealthiest and most influential religious houses.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kelso Abbey canonical | 12 |
| Kelso Abbey ruins | 1 |
| Selkirk Abbey | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tironensian monastery
ⓘ
medieval monastery ⓘ ruined abbey ⓘ scheduled monument ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic architecture
ⓘ
Romanesque architecture ⓘ |
| category |
monastery in the Scottish Borders
ⓘ
ruined abbeys and monasteries in Scotland ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1128 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| dateFounded | 1128 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Virgin Mary
ⓘ
surface form:
Blessed Virgin Mary
Saint John ⓘ |
| dissolutionDate | 1607 ⓘ |
| dissolvedDuring | Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| economicBase |
agricultural rents
ⓘ
extensive landed estates ⓘ |
| foundedAs |
Kelso Abbey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Selkirk Abbey
|
| foundedBy | David I of Scotland ⓘ |
| founder | David I of Scotland ⓘ |
| governingBody | Historic Environment Scotland ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Roxburghshire ⓘ |
| languageOfCommunity | Latin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kelso
ⓘ
Tweed Valley ⓘ
surface form:
River Tweed valley
Roxburghshire ⓘ Scottish Borders ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
River Teviot
ⓘ
River Tweed ⓘ |
| movedFrom | Selkirk ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Kelso town centre ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
massive west front
ⓘ
twin western towers (partially surviving) ⓘ |
| onceRankedAs | one of the wealthiest monasteries in Scotland ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownership |
Crown in right of Scotland
ⓘ
surface form:
Crown (on behalf of the Scottish people)
|
| region | Borders ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| religiousOrder | Tironensian Order ⓘ |
| relocatedBy | David I of Scotland ⓘ |
| relocationDate | 1128 ⓘ |
| status | ruin ⓘ |
| sufferedEvent |
English raids during the Wars of Scottish Independence
ⓘ
attacks by English forces in the 16th century ⓘ damage during the Rough Wooing ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Selkirk Abbey
subject surface form:
Scottish Borders